Hey Tim:

I think it's assumed that developers get a check. Hopefull, a big check. The topic is not so much the check, but the additional "carrot" incentives that motivate developers. My question to you is, if someone offered you an iPad, would you work any harder or any different to meet the goal for that iPad? What if you were tripped up by some program manager who didn't give you the right info and you missed your deadline, so the other guy/girl got the iPad. How would you handle that?

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:06 PM, tim jaeger <[address removed]> wrote:

UGH!

I have to say this is completely not true. I have not met any developers who ask for pizza, beer, or conference passes over a paycheck.

Maybe when you are in college developers want pizza and beer in exchange for code...maybe this is why there are so many misunderstandings of what motivates developers.

Developers want money too. Lots of money. Recognition is great, but usually comes with risk attached to it.

Most developers (and non-developers) can figure out pretty easily who will be taking the credit for their hard work in the end, and what names will be attached to the finished product(s), regardless of who worked on it for hours on end. This is why so many ads for developers are deceptive. Unless you are part of a founding team, you will have to weave and wiggle your way to get credit for the product. At most, you will have a few lines on your resume and code samples to show.

'A check doesn't hurt' if you are 16 and live in your parent's basement.

Tim

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Carmen Delessio <[address removed]> wrote:

Salespeople are coin-operated.
Developers want pizza, beer, challenge, recognition... repeat.?

Recognition does not need to mean a bonus or ceremony.?
"Thank you, you helped the company," sounds right. A check doesn't hurt.

A challenge does not mean piling on more work or asking for it faster.
A challenge is asking someone to solve a big problem.

Carmen
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On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Rebekah <[address removed]> wrote:

So funny, I was just looking for that link so that I could post it in response to this discussion. And then I saw that you posted it. It's a great video.?

It's interesting that not only do financial incentives not help, they do harm...

Rebekah

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:14 PM, David Rogelberg <[address removed]> wrote:

I think you?ll find this video to be very interesting:

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http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

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I have often been surprised by how bonuses never seem to work the way you hope they do to motivate behavior.

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All the best,

David Rogelberg, Co-Founder

Studio B

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